never_had_a_name
Reputation: 93236
The "dev" suffix in package names?
When using apt-get I see some packages have a "dev" suffix after their names:
libreadline5
libreadline-dev
zlib1g
zlib1g-dev
What are these exactly and should I install them?
Upvotes: 12
Views: 2679
Answers (1)
Dirk is no longer here
Reputation: 368351
You need these to compile and link as they provide headers and libraries to link whereas the standard packages just contain the run-time versions.
Upvotes: 16
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